The Big Kitty

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THE BIG KITTY

A Berkley Prime Crime Book / published by arrangement with Tekno Books.

PUBLISHING HISTORY

Berkley Prime Crime mass-market edition / May 2012

Copyright © 2012 by Tekno Books.

Cover illustration by Tony Mauro.

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ALWAYS LEARNING

PEARSON